Adult Adoptees from Korea (KADs)

Since 2009, ASIA Families has provided support and services to adult adoptees from Korea to help develop strong and healthy identities through a variety of programs: workshops and conferences design for adult adoptees, homeland tours to Korea, social activities, and volunteer and leadership opportunities.

Exclusive Workshops and Conferences for Adult Adoptees

We sponsored our first conference by and for adult adoptees in 2012 in Northern Virginia. Since then, conferences and workshops have been held in San Francisco, Virginia, and the Twin Cities, Minnesota.

From a 2014 conference participant: "I can't say enough about how great it was to meet everyone and hear others' stories. It was inspirational, therapeutic, informative and just an overall great time."

If you have questions about workshops and conferences offered by ASIA Families, please email Lilly Gilmour, member of the ASIA Families Board of Directors and adult adoptee from Korea.

Adoptees of all ages and their families on the 2015 Korea Tour

Korea Tour for Adult Adoptees and Families

Join us for an amazing opportunity for adult adoptees and families to visit their birth country. Led by ASIA Families' Executive Director, Grace Song, our Korea tour brings together our knowledge of the language, travel, culture, and international adoption experiences to offer you the trip of a lifetime.

From a 2015 tour participant: "I would do this tour again in a heartbeat.... the best experience that I could have ever hoped for!" "For me, the highlight of this trip was meeting my birth father."

Camp Rice: Volunteer Opportunities for Adult Adoptees

In July, we sponsor a three-day family and teen sleepover camp at Pearlstone Retreat and Conference Center near Baltimore, MD. Camp Rice is staffed by volunteers, primarily adult adoptees, who support classes and activities for children, teenagers, and parents.

From a 2015 Camp Rice volunteer: "Seeing the families interact and learn about Korea together has been incredibly healing for me."

If you have questions about volunteer opportunities at Camp Rice, please email Grace Song.

Adult Adoptees Teaching a Culture School class

Korean Culture School: Volunteer Opportunities for Adult Adoptees

Since 2010, ASIA Families has offered the only monthly Korean culture school on the East Coast that brings together children, teens, parents, adult adoptees, and members of the Korean-American community in a welcoming and fun environment.

Adult Adoptees on Our Board of Directors

The Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2015

The bill will grant retroactive U.S. citizenship to all internationally adopted individuals regardlessof when they were adopted.

Currently, the thousands of adoptees who were born before 1982 are not protected by the Child Citizenship Act (CCA) of 2000. This includes an estimated 18,000 Korean American adoptees who are left in limbo without U.S. citizenship.